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COVER STORY 6


GAME-CHANGING E SERIES OIL FREE AIR COMPRESSOR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES ENERGY AND CARBON FOOTPRINT


AUTOMATION


WEG introduces live remote factory acceptance testing, allowing customers to watch from their location


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FOOD & BEVERAGE


Appetite for plant-based milks prompts HRS to launch direct steam injection


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SMART FACTORIES


Factories of the future. Ricoh talk us through their Telford factory update


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4. Midland Pallet Trucks says now is the time to put returns process in place


Game-changing E Series Oil Free Air Compressor


Industry’s bid to achieving best- in-class energy efficiencies from compressed air has suddenly become more affordable with the launch of Ingersoll Rand’s game- changing E Series Oil Free VISD Air Compressor


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FEATURES Automation


8. WEG introduces live remote factory acceptance testing


10. Digitalisation enables leading contract packer to streamline operations and accelerate growth


Food & Beverage


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12. Appetite for plant-based milks prompts HRS to launch direct steam injection


14. Say Halo to the future of digital quality control


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Hydraulics & Pneumatics


16. Engineering expertise from Eaton Hydrualics UK keeps the blades turning


Compressed Air


22. Quiet compressors - the key to reducing factory emissions


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